The sun is perched at its' highest peak, these days in Multan, giving birth to the hot, dry climate, this city is actually known for. But an amazing fact is; the ultimate relief from heat, is brought by another notorious feature about the climatic conditions of this land, the dust storms. Thundering strong winds, suspend moisture free dust in the air, carpet all the floors with it, but bring down the temperatures to surprising degrees, often inviting clouds & rains. Here, the author of this blog, would like to relate a personal experience. As a child, she had heard stories by her maternal grand mother, about princesses, who were so beautiful, that evil genies, witch doctors, or monsters, would fall in love with them. & in order to get married to them, abducted or captured them. There was always a special description of the arrival of the genie, ghost or monster, whatever you may choose to call them. A dust storm, followed by thunder & lightning, heralded the arrival...
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